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Democratic-Republican Party

Dem·o·crat·ic-Re·pub·li·can Par·ty


noun 
Definition:
 
former U.S. political party: a U.S. political party that was founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1792 and was dissolved in 1828 under Andrew Jackson. Its main opponent was the Federalist Party, originally led by Alexander Hamilton.

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